The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-08

gallery. The choir and congregatio
sang the first hymn:
Our God, we raise to Thee,
Thanks for the blessings free
We here enjoy.
Prayer by Elder John Nicholson.
Singing:
0 God, tn Eternal Father,
Who dWells amid the sky
ELDER G. G. BYWATER, on rising, SAT-
he felt the necessity of inspiration il
order to feed the flock with spiritua
food. He realized when among tn
Latter-day Saints that he was il tn,
house of his friends, and asked
them to aid him by their faith anc
prayers. The partaking of the Sacra-
ment was an observance in which all
should concentrate their feelings anC
thoughts upon God, the Father of all
who would pour out upon the assembly
to supplicate the heavenly throne for
this spirit. The reflections of the
speaker brought him to think of the
marvellous love and mercy of God, the
mission of Jesus and the duties of the
Saints in furthering the word OF saliva
ton.
Elder Bywater illustrated the work
ing of the plan of redemption,
by saying that it was necessary
for those engaged in it to under
stand, thoroughly, the motive which
actuated them. Christ came to earth
tC do the Will of His Father and to
make known to benighted world the
truths of eternity. The Savior was
sent to perform that duty He received
full and complete instruction before
leaving the celestial world, and His in
struct1ons and teachings were direct
revelations to mankind. The prin-
ciples He taught were absolutely in
dispensable to the perfect redemption
of the human family, and the commem-
Grafton OF the atonement, from time to
time, was a cove0ant-making to the.
effect that those partaking of the bread
and water would continue in follow
ing in the path pointed out by the Re
deemer, and obey every principle en-
braced in the gospel. These principles
were incomprehensible to ordinary
mortals, but, by the assistance of the
Holy Spirit, were simple and plain.
Referring to the mission and calling
of the Latter-day Saints, Elder Bywater
said the present generation were fay
ored in living in the dispensation which
had been spoken of by all the holy pro-
phets; a time which would be filled
with marvellous events, for the redemp-
ton of the world; time which would
be recognized as the grandest in his
tory. THE providences of the Almighty
were plain to the Saints; if their minds
were free from the beguiling influences
of the evil one they could see the hand
of God and His purposes in the signs
of the times. The true Latter
day Saint was perfectly willing
to accept every doctrine which |
aimed at the downfall of sinfulness.
even at the cost life. By devoted lives
and the acceptance of the revealed will
of heaven, they would be enabled to
transcend the darkness which en-
velopes the world,i and could see that
the Almighty was near them. They
would clearly see the overruling provi-
dences of God and would thank and
praise Him. The anger of the Lord
one of the revelations said, was not
kindled against any except those who
did not acknowledge His power and
influence in all things. Obedience, the
speaker declared, was necessary. in
order to earn eternal lives, and he
urged upon all an observance of this
principle, and in conclusion invoked
the blessings of God upon all who re-
manned faithful to the end, and hoped
all would live so as to be crowned with |
in the kingdom of heaven. e.!
ELDER ARTHDR J. STAYNER followed, |
saying: We are dual beings, there are !
two of US, the spirit and the body the |
spirit that but short time ago, stood |
in the grand council Of the heavens and |.
was present when the Savior was chosen !
and the grand plan of salvation. was
arranged, and the body which has in
herited the corruption of ages and is |
with the selfishness, coyet-
BUSINESS, pride and usefulness of gener-
atoms. We aregreat spirits, the great
est which Heaven had to send forth,
reserved to do the work of the last days;
but, because OF the weakness and re-
stralnt OF the flesh, we are prone to
doubt whether We are great; it seems
that we, who are so
bound and shackled by the weak.
ness of mortality can be great and
noble. There are many great spirits
clothed with tabernacles of weakness so
that their greatness can not be readily
seen; but God has purposely clothed
them in great weakness that no man
shall glory in man, and. no flesh shall
slorify itself before God. 1t would
hardly be thought when Jesus Christ.
clothed in mortality, was in the Garden
'f Gethsamane, that His spirit was the
>ne who had been chosen in the grand
council OF heaven to be the Savior OF
he world, and that he knew the weight
ina grandeur of the atonement which
he had to make, for so great was the
weakness Of his mortal body to meet
he issue that it is recorded of him that
lie sweat drops of blood. Nevertheless
n the spirit he was the Savior who had
'een chosen before the world was or .
'anized. All matters requiring our
'ction which have to be determined upon
" US are Influenced in decision by either
he strength of the spirit or the weak
less Of the body. The business of the
Saints is to overcome tie
orruption of their natures, and to purify
heir bodies and prepare them for the
of the celestial kingdom. If
re lust after the things of this world,
cider Stayner remarked we cannot |,